Kelvin Zhang

Designer and engineer building thoughtful products and memorable brands.
I care deeply about the details—how things look, feel, and work together as a whole.

Previously, I worked on design and engineering at Endex, Notion, and Arc.

I also write occasionally.

Projects
htmldocs
A new way to typeset and generate PDF documents using React and JSX
Minicraft
A web-based Minecraft clone, built on WebGL
Minimal YouTube
An browser extension to simplify the YouTube experience
Pathfinding Visualizer
Performant visualizations of pathfinding algorithms on real-world cities.
Chameleon
Experimental browser that blends in with the current site. Built with Electron.
COVID Inc.
Interactive world map to visualize COVID spread similar to Plague Inc.
Arcade Machine
Raspberry Pi arcade cabinet built from scratch. Supports 30+ consoles.
Self-Driving Car
Autonomous driving with TWEANNs, trained with genetic algorithms.
Experience
Endex
Product / Brand / Engineering
Notion
Design Engineering
The Browser Company
Arc.net
Instagram
Instagram Web / Ads
Compound
Design Engineering
Meta
Messenger Web
Apple
Maps Infrastructure
Shopify
Autoscaling/Caching
University of Waterloo
Computer Science, Bachelors
Now

Travelling, reading and writing, working on ideas that excite me.

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap
Location Vancouver, BC
Learning Cinematography, chess
Interests Climate, zen, longevity